Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

winter. ......T The village school com
menced Wednesday with IS pupils in at
tendance. .....Mr. Markham of Middle
sex teaches in the hollow district.......
Horace Faunce and son Walter are on a |
visit to Massachusetts,
George Jeuney jeweler, aged -, has
just died from typhoid fever.
vergeunes.
One Of the most important real estate
transactions in town is the purchase by
the estry of st. Paups church of the
handsome residence of DR.. William Cur
tbs on Main street for a rectory .... . Miss
Tressa Gaffney will teach the Monkton
Ridge school this winter, and Miss Nellie
G. Gage will have charge Of the Boro
school. The members Of the Ferri-
burgh church will unite with the Yer
gennes Methodist church in communion
Sunday morning ....M Miss Minnie Allen
began her sixth term as teacher in district
No. 8, Hnesburgh, NOV. % ult.......
..... The North Ferrisburgh school will
be taught by Miss Ida Brown this winter
.... Monday the high school III Hines
burgh under Mr.. Stafford will begin.
Mr.. G. I. S. Pierce has a singing school
established in South Starksboro. Mr..
Fred Brown will teach the school on Ma
son hill Starksboro, this winter. The
school tn in gSrth village b1 H"n Rass M h
term. go. The Congregational parsonage
is undergoing a general brushing w, and
will soon be ready for the new occupant,
Rev. Mr.. Pillsbury
The corn festival given by the ladies in
the vestry of the Methodist church Friday
evening was success, the receipts being
about $10....The Shoreham academy,
| under Mr.. Sturtevaut, after brief vaca
ton, opened again Monday .... The consld.
Grafton for the DR.. Curtis residence for n
rectory for st. Paul's church, was $1,000
80. q. Miss Matte Brunette will teach the
!
Mr. A. Gravelin of Burlington was in
town Saturday. TO rent his dwelling and
wheelwright shop west side of the bridge.
..... School in district No ;, Hinesburgh
will be taught by Miss Frank McDonough,
an experienced and popular instructor,
| while district NO. 9 VIII be in charge of
Miss Ida Bennett. .T The death of Mr..
James Kelley of Wllkesbarre, Penn at
the advanced age of So years is announced.
Mr. Kelley was an old resident OF Yer
geunes and highly esteemed. He left
here in 1870. He leaves two daughters
and two sous. The school at pAnton
Corners, Miss Mamie Williams, teacher,
closed last week, after q successful term.
Charles +. Parker and j. G. Hindes repre-
sent Nergennes on the petit jury for the
| December term of the County Court. 10
be held at Middlebury, Tuesday, the 18Th
inst, ....... Pasadena, Cal, letters speak
of a possible decline in the big land BOOM
| f.. G. Everest thinks of coming home il
the spring. Charles Dorr, who went out
October prefers Vermont to the Pacific
coast. ...... Charlie Ferris drew the $40
capital prize at the final entertainment by
| Prof. Taylor, Saturday night.....,.. Rev.
Mr.. Taylor Of St. Pauls has been threat
ened with fever, and was unable to
ofiiciate, Sunday ........ Mrs John Wilder
OF New Haven called on few friends in
officers Sunday in the Congregational
Sunday-school, the following were chosen
! Superintendent, j. H. smith assistant
superintendent, f. A. Goss secretary, Fred
A. Ross librarian, Arthur Norton......
A neat porch has been added to the side
entrance to Br. kidder's residence. d. &.
Winslow did the work. .......W w. H. Pat
nos new barber shop on Green street, Is
in full blast. ....... Rev. Mr.. Perkins occu-
pied the Congregational pulpit, sun
day. Another new grocery store,
by the ReDaud Brothers is threatened
...... Judge Roberts was requested to
visit North Ferrisburgh last week to con
slider some liquor drinking and fighting
cases. Each individual was fined ......
The remains of Mrs. Nathan Jaquays of
Troy, n. Y, formerly of Vergennes,
reached here Monday, and the funeral
will take place Tuesday morning.
Nergennes sent several delegates to the
Masonic gathering at Middlehury Monday
evening, among them were Y. c. Middle
brook, II. Maldoou, w. H. Patten, f. c.
! d.
! Thorne. The Knights of Birmingham
had an interesting meeting .....A family
| monument OF Barre granite IS to be placed
in the Addison church yard for Mr.. Jared
Goodale 900. One night line near the lake
recently had 700 hooks on it, to which
that number of pouts fastened. .......
Mr.. H. ketcham of the fra of Smith &
ketcham, furniture manufacturers, AS
sures us that they will probably employ
more men and do larger trade than be
fore. .... The large new barn of Mr.. Aus
tin II. Booth near the depot is nearly en-
closed. The whole will add much to the
business look of the locality.
Many persons are watching W to-
est the result of the new si!O, W. Ill
soon be opened by Superintendent 4.e.dey
at the State school ......At the session of
the court of common council held Tuesday
evening it was decided to hold meeting
the first Tuesday in each month here
after ... Rev. Mr.. Smith preached q brief
and appropriate funeral sermon Wednes-
day morning in the Methodist church, and
the remains OF Mrs n. Jaquays were fol
lowed to the cemetery. The pail bearers
were f. f. Tylor, f. w. Coe, ir., +. j..
Bristol and George X. McCuen. .......
Mr.. Whitney of West Salisbury
lost child from diphtheria last week.
The cases of Mrs. Ross and Mrs.
danger. ..... Marshall smith, ESD, of
Bridport was in town Wednesday. Mrs.
2. Is. Smith and daughter. who were the
guests OF Mrs. smiths parents, Mir. and
Mrs. Amos Netd-rAee returned home
. with Mr.. VI. s5mitn....... There are 30
clerks employed in the stores of Yer
{ gennes Q of these are VOnng ladies'. ....
, Mr.. y. JaquayS OF Troy iinds many old
acquaintance in tOWu......The lake Is
frozen from Wnteh III to Crown Point,
and foot passengers cross daily. The ice
was two and d ualf inches thick, and it is
, ! nr al win oh